Category: archives

  • Woman inducted in Italian-American Hall of Fame

    By: Sue Kramer    LAMBERTVILLE – Catherine "Cathy" Frank-White has held many titles including mayor, administrator, secretary, teacher, executive administrator, manager, president and CEO since she began her teaching career in 1966.    Today, she is the president and CEO of the Greater Mercer County Chamber of Commerce, and her impressive resume is laced with awards, "firsts"…

  • Letters

    Where were you, Mayor Del Vecchio? To the editor:    It was a great day this past Sunday!    Lambertville and New Hope, under the auspices of FACT, held its first joint AIDS walk.    I have been involved in HIV prevention, care and treatment for over 16 years, and it has been taken as a good sign…

  • School Menus

    Delaware    Assorted sandwiches, hot dog, bag lunch, cereal, milk and fresh-made pizza are available daily.    Monday, Oct. 16 – Toasted cheese sandwich, garden salad, mixed fruit and milk.    Tuesday, Oct. 17 – Beef taco, chips or soft shell, vegetable topping, Mexican rice, chilled fruit and milk.    Wednesday, Oct. 18 – French toast sticks, sausage, tater…

  • Footprints: Special trains delivered area’s peach crop

    By: Iris Naylor    Peaches were once big business in the Delaware Valley.    So big that in 1862 a special train was run to accommodate the growers. Peaches loaded on a train at Stockton at 5:05 p.m. arrived in New York at 3 the next morning.    The Case brothers boasted in 1867 that they had a…

  • Solebury mulls rails for Cuttalossa bridge

    By: Les Sdorow    SO:LEBURY – The Board of Supervisors Oct. 3 continued to deliberate about the renovation of the Cuttalossa Bridge near the intersection of Cuttalossa Road and Sugan Road.    The renovation will be performed by J.A. Taddei, a contractor from King of Prussia.    Township engineer Bob Williams reported that confusion over the proposed width…

  • Concordia Chamber Players begin new season

    By: Les Sdorow    "Concordia Chamber Players are so good, you simply have to hear them to believe it!" said Laura Hahn, president of Concordia’s Board of Directors, who, along with musician and artistic director Michelle Djokic, is the driving force behind the ensemble.    Concordia also is supported by many other individuals, businesses and organizations, most…

  • LHS-SHR alumni to honor three at dinner-dance

    By: Sue Kramer    With the coming of fall, South Hunterdon and Lambertville High School graduates turn their thoughts to reuniting with classmates, catching up on the lives of high school friends and attending the annual LHS/SHR alumni dinner dance.    This year’s event will be held Nov. 25, the Saturday after Thanksgiving.    A highlight of each…

  • Chit-Chat: In the Lambertville-New Hope area, pets rule!

    By: Merle Citron    People love their pets. Make no mistake about it.    According to my Miami source, the Miami Herald recently ran a story about a woman, who drives a yellow school bus and picks up the dogs of the wealthy. Each dog has his/her own assigned seat on the bus.    As soon as the…

  • Dunn finishes stint on school board

    Sees legacy as improved communication with public By:Laura Toto    After a year-and-a-half on the Board of Education, Stanley Dunn is calling it quits owing to increased responsibility at work.    Dr. Dunn has been a board member since May 1999. He has served on the communications, policy and curriculum committees, and is chairman of the latter.…